Florida State fell behind 5-2 to the Maryland Terrapins at the start of game one. Maryland pushed its’ lead to 10-4 as the Seminole offense struggled to find momentum. The score increased to 16-7 in favor of the Terrapins as Maryland continued to overpower FSU at the net. Seminole errors proved costly as UM went on to a 30-12 game one victory.

The Seminole offense seemed to finally get things going at the start of game two as FSU jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Maryland would rebound to cut Florida State’s lead to two at 7-5 and later tied the score at 13. UM would continue on a blistering 14-1 run that found the Seminoles trailing 24-14. FSU tried to rally but fell short 30-20 in game two to give Maryland a 2-0 lead in the match. Griffin led Florida State with four kills in game two despite the loss.

As they did in game one, the Terrapins opened game three with a 5-2 advantage. The Seminoles battled back to tie the game at 8-8 and took their first lead of the game at 10-9. Florida State held on to a 15-14 one-point lead at the halfway point of game three before Maryland tied the score at 16 apiece. FSU broke the 16-16 tie with a 4-1 scoring run behind the power of Sarah Griffin to take a 20-17 lead in game three. The Seminoles held onto their one-point lead as both teams traded points late in the game. UM finally got a break to tie the score at 27 and scored the game’s final three points to take game three 30-27.

Florida State will travel to Central Florida on Tuesday, October 14th. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m. The Seminoles return home next weekend to host Clemson and Georgia Tech.